Bulgaria’s coalition drama: Borissov ‘not optimistic’ about forming a government
In spite of signs of progress towards a possible coalition government that could muster sufficient support in Bulgaria’s new Parliament,
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Sofia court acquits two in case of redecorating monument at Bulgarian Socialist Party HQ
The Sofia District Court on October 31 acquitted two people who had been charged with hooliganism in connection with the
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Unemployment in EU was 10.1% in September 2014, 11.3% in Bulgaria – Eurostat
Unemployment across the 28 member states of the European Union was 10.1 per cent in September 2014, with Bulgaria higher
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Bulgaria’s coalition drama: GERB ‘ready’ to sign a coalition agreement with Reformist Bloc
Bulgaria could be a step closer to a deal on government that would see a GERB-Reformist Bloc coalition with nationalist
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Bulgaria has arrested 472 traffickers of refugees since beginning of August
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry has been concentrating its efforts against human traffickers exploiting the refugee influx, with the country arresting 472
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Bulgarian Prosecutor-General to request removal of immunity of at least five MPs
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov said on October 30 that he would be requesting the removal of the immunity from prosecution
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Coalition government formula continues to elude Bulgaria
Twenty-five days after Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary elections, talks on finding a formula to set up a government
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Bulgarian archaeologists find skeleton of child buried with anti-vampire ritual
The skeleton of a child whose legs had been bound after death in an anti-vampire ritual has been found by
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Bulgaria central bank governor says will resign ‘after solving CCB problem’
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Ivan Iskrov re-iterated on October 29 his readiness to resign his position, but made such
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